Toilet-case.



No. 694,497. v Patented Mar. 4, I902.

' A. SEMONITE.

TDILET CASE.

' (Applic'ation filed Egg 15, 19 01;

(No Model.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ANNIE SEMONITE, OF BROOKLYN, NEWV YORK.

TOILET-CASE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 694,497, dated March 4, 1902. Application filed May 15, 1901. Serial No. 60,336. (No model.)

To ctZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ANNIE SEMONITE, a citizen of the United States and wife of George E. Semonite, residing in the borough of Brooklyn, in the city of New York, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in a Combined Veil-Holder and Pincushion, of which the following is a specification. I

Ladies veils when used become crumpled,

and it is desirable that after use they should be smoothed out and nicely folded and kept in a convenient place in compact form.

The object of my invention is to accomplish such purpose; and it consists,briefly,of means forretaining the folded veil or veils in place and holding the same in stretched condition, combined withmeans for inclosing it or them thereafter without intrusion, and also combined with cushions adapted to receive pins, 850.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my invention with the caseopen. Fig. 2 is an end view of the same with the case closed. Fig. 3 is a central vertical longitudinal section of the same with the case closed,

and Fig. at is an end elevation and partial ver- Foal section on the plane of the line 4 4 in In the drawings, 1 is the base of'the device. In the form of my invention shown in the drawings it forms the upper half of a cylindrical shell 2, the purposes of which will presently appear. The base 1 is provided with upwardly-extending pins 3 3 3, which should be firmly held in place by any suitable means. The shell 2 is made open at each end and is closed by padded plugs 4 4, having an outer surface 5, adapted to fit snugly within the shell, and an end surface 6, made of some suitable fabric, while its interior is filled with hair or sawdust 7, kept in place by a screen 8. These padded plugs form pincushions, into which may be stuck hat-pins 9, such as are used to pin veils to ladies hats. The cylindrical shell 2 is provided with two upwardly- I extending case or purse, jaws 10 10, hinged to swing upon the shell in any suitable manner and terminating in an upper edge or frame 11, provided with a suitable fastening device, as 12. In the form of my device illustrated the case-jaws are secured to rings 13, encircling the shell 2; but any equivalent means may be employed to accomplish the same purpose. The whole device is provided with feet or standards, as 14, or it may be made with outsuch additional support.

The manner of using my device, is as follows: The veil is stretched in the hands by holding its longest sides firmly and slowly and firmly stretching the fabric. The part so stretched is then pressed downward over the pins 3, which are preferably arranged in a line at right angles to the longest sides of the Veil. The portion of the veil which has been so pressed is shown at a in Fig. 4. The veil is then folded as at b and a second section 0 is pressed downward over the pins. It is again folded as a d and another section 6 pressed downward over the pins and so on until the veil has all been passed over the pins, then the jaws 1O 10 are brought'upward and closed.

-Of course a plurality of veils may be superimposed one above the other. The pins keep the stretched portions of the veil in the desired position and keep them folded and clean. I

The shell 2 is preferably made hollow, so as to admit of the reception of the pins 9; but it may be stuffed like the plugs or end pieces. The shell may be made of any suitable material-such as metal, wood, leather, or celluloid-and so may the case-jaws and standards. The whole forms a pleasing additionto a travelers outfit or a ladys dress ing-case.

What I claim as new is- 1. A device for holding a veil or the like in transversely-stretched condition, comprising a base, a series of pins projecting upward from said base and arranged in a straight line with each other along the length thereof, whereby each section of a transversely folded and stretched veil may be impaled upon all of said pins and held thereby, and a cover adapted to .inclose said veil and pins substantially as described.

2. Adevice for holding a veil or the like in transversely-stretched condition, comprising a series of lineally-arranged pins upon which the folded veil is impaled and by which it is held in extended position, a base supporting the pins and veil, pivoted jaws cooperating to form a compartment wherein said pins and the veil are contained, and means for detachably seeming said jaws together to inclose said pins and veil.

3. A combined pincushion and veil-holder, or the like, comprising a base having an opening extending longitudinally through it and provided with a series of outwardly-extending pins which rise from the surface of said base and upon which a folded veil may be impaled and held in transversely-stretched condition, and cushions applied to said base and closing the ends of the opening therethrough, substantially as described and for the purposes specified.

4. A combined pincushion and receptacle for ladies veils or the like, consisting of a hollow base, having cushioned ends and provided with a series of rigid outwardly-extending pins upon which a folded veil may be impaled and by which the same may be held in transversely-stretched condition, and hinged jaws cooperating to inclose the series of pins and the material impaled thereon.

5. A combined pincushion and receptacle for ladies veils and the like, consisting of a base, a pincushion applied to the end of said base, a series of pins rising from said base and so arranged that a folded veil may be impaled thereon and held thereby in transversely-stretched condition, a pair of jaws pivoted at their lower ends to opposite sides of said base and rising therefrom so as to inclose said pins and the material impaled thereon, and means for detachably securing the upper ends of said jaws together.

(5. A combined pincushion and veil-holder, comprising a suitably-supported hollow base provided with a line of pins which project upward from its upper surface and are adapted to hold a folded and stretched veil, as specified, and a padded plug fitted to an end of said base and closing the same, said plug having its inner end located within the base and provided with a screen.

Witness my hand, this llth day of May, 1901, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ANNIE SEMONITE.

Witnesses:

ELLA S. SEMONITE, RADCLIFFE G. C. SEMONITE. 

